Jennifer Rensenbrink
@jrensenbrink.bsky.social
Minneapolis, MN garden writer
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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I’m asking everyone to vote for a new Mayor by Tuesday and rank all 3 of Omar Fateh, Dewayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton in whichever order you prefer. I’ve worked at City Hall for the last 4 years and from my personal experiences I believe the City desperately needs a new mayor.
Long thread 🧵
Long thread 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m asking everyone to vote for a new Mayor by Tuesday and rank all 3 of Omar Fateh, Dewayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton in whichever order you prefer. I’ve worked at City Hall for the last 4 years and from my personal experiences I believe the City desperately needs a new mayor.
Long thread 🧵
Long thread 🧵
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ICE has been cracking down hard across the vast expanse of the greater Chicago area, and I wrote a little bit about what you need to understand about what it’s like here now. Plus, I compiled some resources for locals to get alerts and whistles. dansinker.com/posts/202…
October 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
ICE has been cracking down hard across the vast expanse of the greater Chicago area, and I wrote a little bit about what you need to understand about what it’s like here now. Plus, I compiled some resources for locals to get alerts and whistles. dansinker.com/posts/202…
Timeline cleanse. My zinnias are really popping!
August 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Timeline cleanse. My zinnias are really popping!
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The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too
July 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too
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The starfish delusion: why care, not strategy, is the real driver of change
Care is the ground all systems stand on: it is the refusal to be paralysed by the size of the problem, but to act in spite of it
By Mike Chitty
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Care is the ground all systems stand on: it is the refusal to be paralysed by the size of the problem, but to act in spite of it
By Mike Chitty
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The starfish delusion: why care, not strategy, is the real driver of change
Care is the ground all systems stand on: it is the refusal to be paralysed by the size of the problem, but to act in spite of it
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The starfish delusion: why care, not strategy, is the real driver of change
Care is the ground all systems stand on: it is the refusal to be paralysed by the size of the problem, but to act in spite of it
By Mike Chitty
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Care is the ground all systems stand on: it is the refusal to be paralysed by the size of the problem, but to act in spite of it
By Mike Chitty
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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#Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Baltimore is seeing the city’s fewest homicides in 50 years. Here’s why.
Multiple people have taken credit for the historic drop that mirrors a national decrease in violent crimes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says it’s due to a community-based approach to gun violence.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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1) it was always fascism and fascism was the right word to use
2) they are building concentration camps and concentration camps are the right words to use
3) they are banning books and book bans is a fine way to describe the myriad ways they are banning them
2) they are building concentration camps and concentration camps are the right words to use
3) they are banning books and book bans is a fine way to describe the myriad ways they are banning them
July 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
1) it was always fascism and fascism was the right word to use
2) they are building concentration camps and concentration camps are the right words to use
3) they are banning books and book bans is a fine way to describe the myriad ways they are banning them
2) they are building concentration camps and concentration camps are the right words to use
3) they are banning books and book bans is a fine way to describe the myriad ways they are banning them
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$45 billion for ethnic cleansing
It’s one thing to say they want to deport 20 million people, it’s even one thing to go nuts brazenly doing whatever you can as the executive branch to make it happen, but the fact that they’re going to give ICE an additional 45B shows how committed they are to seeing this through.
July 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
$45 billion for ethnic cleansing
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Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
June 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
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What these people “love” is *making money* in Minneapolis. Realtors with huge commissions around the Chain of Lakes, landlords gouging renters, and developers begging for TIF to build “affordable housing”
Who owns the city? The people who live there or the people who own the real estate?
Who owns the city? The people who live there or the people who own the real estate?
The conservative PAC We Love Mpls materialized earlier this year with the goal of taking out progressives on City Council.
They’ve reported raising over $280,000. But only $6,000 came from Minneapolis residents.
That’s just 2.1% of the money they’ve raised.
They’ve reported raising over $280,000. But only $6,000 came from Minneapolis residents.
That’s just 2.1% of the money they’ve raised.
June 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
What these people “love” is *making money* in Minneapolis. Realtors with huge commissions around the Chain of Lakes, landlords gouging renters, and developers begging for TIF to build “affordable housing”
Who owns the city? The people who live there or the people who own the real estate?
Who owns the city? The people who live there or the people who own the real estate?
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Tuesday, a large, masked group of heavily armed federal agents rolled into Minneapolis with armored vehicles. Why was it so hard for so many to believe Frey and MPD in that moment? Because they have a horrible track record when it comes to "Gathering facts and communicating the truth." 🧵
My commitment to you is simple: I will fight relentlessly to defend our communities from this administration’s efforts to tear them apart. And I will counter their efforts to sow fear and chaos in Minneapolis with facts and evidence, not panic and confusion.
June 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Tuesday, a large, masked group of heavily armed federal agents rolled into Minneapolis with armored vehicles. Why was it so hard for so many to believe Frey and MPD in that moment? Because they have a horrible track record when it comes to "Gathering facts and communicating the truth." 🧵
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In the ongoing confusion of what happened yesterday, ICE has released a statement confirming they were there (which was already confirmed by eyewitnesses) and listing "state and local law enforcement" and a host of federal agencies as assisting ICE. (1/2)
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
June 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
In the ongoing confusion of what happened yesterday, ICE has released a statement confirming they were there (which was already confirmed by eyewitnesses) and listing "state and local law enforcement" and a host of federal agencies as assisting ICE. (1/2)
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
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I am deeply concerned about this patch on one of the "officers". Have more images/footage for press & antifascist researchers
June 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I am deeply concerned about this patch on one of the "officers". Have more images/footage for press & antifascist researchers
Thank you, @dansinker.com for this. I’ll be reading it to my twin kids who graduate high school next week. Feels like a commencement speech. dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
The Who Cares Era | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thank you, @dansinker.com for this. I’ll be reading it to my twin kids who graduate high school next week. Feels like a commencement speech. dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
Piebald Robin has been visiting my birdbath regularly this spring. 🧡
April 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Piebald Robin has been visiting my birdbath regularly this spring. 🧡
Caution: to the wind. Lettuce: planted!
March 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Caution: to the wind. Lettuce: planted!
Lettuce is ready to be planted out. Beyond ready. Should I chance it? It’s a bit early—I can see a low of 23 in the near future… 🤔
March 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Lettuce is ready to be planted out. Beyond ready. Should I chance it? It’s a bit early—I can see a low of 23 in the near future… 🤔
Got our water feature going just a bit early this year….but it does look cool with the ice.
March 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Got our water feature going just a bit early this year….but it does look cool with the ice.
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1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
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Men are shifting right because Republicans are making their lives worse and telling them to blame women and immigrants.
Democrats should be pointing out this *extremely obvious* dynamic, not trying to peddle a lighter version of the same narrative.
Democrats should be pointing out this *extremely obvious* dynamic, not trying to peddle a lighter version of the same narrative.
March 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Men are shifting right because Republicans are making their lives worse and telling them to blame women and immigrants.
Democrats should be pointing out this *extremely obvious* dynamic, not trying to peddle a lighter version of the same narrative.
Democrats should be pointing out this *extremely obvious* dynamic, not trying to peddle a lighter version of the same narrative.
I’m always at least 5 years behind every trend. These turned out great though. 😊
March 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I’m always at least 5 years behind every trend. These turned out great though. 😊
Coming in March, I and some other Master Gardener Volunteers will be teaching Vegetable Growing Basics, a FREE online 4-class series. Learn how to plan, plant, & maintain a veggie garden in northern climates, like here in MN.
Class dates & sign-up: z.umn.edu/VGB2025.
Class dates & sign-up: z.umn.edu/VGB2025.
February 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Coming in March, I and some other Master Gardener Volunteers will be teaching Vegetable Growing Basics, a FREE online 4-class series. Learn how to plan, plant, & maintain a veggie garden in northern climates, like here in MN.
Class dates & sign-up: z.umn.edu/VGB2025.
Class dates & sign-up: z.umn.edu/VGB2025.
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This thread absolutely nails it.
In my self-defense classes I focus on how most people are socially conditioned to follow the norms of a civilized, polite society — and there is a MENTAL SHIFT required to use violence to defend from violence.
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
February 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This thread absolutely nails it.